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A Tale of Two Thanksgivings

Thanksgiving weekend is over and I’m still stuffed! Why? This year, I had the pleasure of indulging in not one, but TWO Thanksgiving dinners! I don’t think I can ever look at another piece of turkey again. I had a great time, though! Read about my two tasty dinners after the jump!

Dinner #1 was on Thanksgiving day at my boyfriend’s sister’s house. There was a minor mishap at the start of the day when her oven died and she had to send the turkey to her mom’s house (45 mins away) to be cooked! Consequently, dinner was delayed about 3 hours.

Finally, we arrived at the house and it was time to eat! My boyfriend has 5 nieces and nephews, ranging in age from 6 to 19, so the place was packed with energy! It was a casual affair- there were a couple tables set up in the basement and the food was served buffet-style. Here’s what we ate:

The highlight of the dinner, however, was a yummy layered dessert called “Death by Chocolate.” Before the meal even started, everyone was talking about it in anticipation. It was a super-simple recipe- chocolate pudding, Cool Whip, Oreo cookie crumbs, and chocolate cake all put into a huge glass serving bowl and chilled. Yum! I forgot to take a photo, but it looked something like this:

After dinner, we hung out, watched “The Simpsons Movie,” and I played with some of the kids. It was a fun night, overall.

Dinner #2 was the next day at my parents’ house. My grandparents were there, as well, along with a neighbor. There aren’t any kids in our family, so holidays are always pretty quiet at my house. Here’s what we ate:

Unfortunately, at this dinner, I ate WAY too much and ended up feeling sick and being a blob on the couch afterward. We watched some old movies, looked at some photo albums, and had a quiet night. But I was sent home with plenty of leftovers, so I’m looking forward to using them up!